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The Gerrittsen Beach Fire Department, the volunteer firefighting base of Gerritsen Beach where many locals took refuge after Superstorm Sandy, is slated to get a $2.4 million overhaul to protect it from future extreme weather events. The funds come for the…

Buying, fixing or paying off a home? A resource workshop offering help for homeowners, with the ins and outs on how to avoid foreclosure and keep money in your pockets, among other things, is being offered at the Sheepshead Bay…

A hero never really takes a vacation. Case in point? Albert Mammon, an officer with the NYPD’s 60th Precinct, who became a local celebrity in Bal Harbour, Florida, when he saved a teen’s life while hanging out on the beach.…

We wrote last month that Sheepshead Bay native Larry David was back in New York City, and that we hoped he’d take a trip back to the neighborhood. Our readers quickly pointed out that he stopped by his old apartment…

Police are searching for a Coney Island man who went missing last week. Zachery Merritt, 65, was last last seen on February 27, at 8pm, at his home located at 2316 Surf Avenue. Merritt is described as a black man with…

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Below you’ll find early week Sheepshead Bay subway changes on the B, Q, and F lines in Brooklyn. Check back later this week to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info. B Line 145 St-bound B trains run local from Kings Hwy…

THE COMMUTE: Last week, in Part 2, we discussed the misrepresentation of facts, contradictions, and how so many are fooled. We now continue that discussion. Separating Fact From Fiction None of the problems that current Select Bus Service (SBS) routes…

A 45-year-old homeless man was found dead in a box trailer in Coney Island over the weekend, according to officials. The still-unidentified man, called only Luis, was discovered unresponsive at 3:04am in the parked truck in front of Nick’s Auto Glass shop, located…

Police are searching for a Coney Island man who went missing last week. Zachery Merritt, 65, was last last seen on February 27, at 8pm, at his home located at 2316 Surf Avenue. Merritt is described as a black man with brown eyes, weighing approximately 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black cap and…

We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting open houses happening in and around Sheepshead Bay this weekend. Any thoughts on these places? 2280 Burnett Street #4J List Price: $145,000, $566 maintenance Size: One bedroom, one bathroom Details: Animal lovers, take note — this neighborhood straddling co-op is all ready to welcome you and your best furry friend.…

THE BITE: I’ve been on a personal pizza kick lately, sampling about a half dozen of the pint-sized pies at joints across Sheepshead Bay. It was a tedious enterprise – most were half the size and a quarter of the quality, improperly cooked and often soggy. But when I ordered a Pizza Naturale mini pizza from the…

Pizza is dead. Long live pizza. The 1730 Jerome Avenue storefront that has for years been occupied by various kosher pizzerias is now a monuments shop, selling tombstones and other memorials “for all cemeteries.” The shop opened up some time in the past week, taking up the storefront that’s been empty since July 2014 when…